Margaret Atwood has won the prestigious 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award for her use of myths, fairy tales, and fantastical and speculative narratives to illuminate contemporary political issues.
The award celebrates Andersen's influence on writers around the world by honouring writers whose genres or storytelling techniques show traces of Andersen's rich oeuvre.
Atwood joins the esteemed company of previous recipients Karl Ove Knausgård, JK Rowling, Haruki Murakami, Isabel Allende, Paulo Coelho, AS Byatt and Sir Salman Rushdie.